a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point, or a piece of writing that uses this style
Translation of satire – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary
(Translation of satire from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of satire
satire
This type of humour, satire, can be difficult to translate outside its immediate context.
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Cara!\ indicate the enduring attractiveness of a focus on satire and singers in addressing opera of this period.
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Or, in a final paraphrase, might the term suggest a satire on tragedy?
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As the old justification runs, satire offends less when directed at a type instead of an individual.
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Ignoring the peculiar vowels here, we discover another problem with the rhyming consonants in satire and nature.
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Poetic satire, as employed here, or poetic burlesque, works by thrust and parry, the cut of the pen falling where it may.
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These changes have the same effect - downplaying satire and emphasising the romantic quest - and perhaps even the same cause.
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The citations and allusions range from parody or satire to sympathetic assimilation.
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taşlama, yerme, hicvetme…
satire [feminine], satire…
風刺（ふうし）, 風刺作品（ふうしさくひん）…
satire…
satira…
satire…
satir…
การเขียนที่กล่าวเสียดสี…
sự châm biếm…
satyra…
satir…
satira, karangan sindiran…
die Satire…
satire [masculine], satire…
сатира…
